Northwestern stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Benton Central Bison 12-2. The win was familiar territory for Northwestern who now have five in a row.
Cole VanNatter made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. VanNatter was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Lincoln Cardwell was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hayden Cook was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Benton Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylon Holmes, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Benton Central, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-11.
Northwestern will face off against Carroll at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Benton Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Frontier at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Frontier will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Benton Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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